Abstract: The invention relates to a device in a circular disk-shaped cleaning element intended for cleaning by means of a cleaning machine. The element is designed with a number of recesses (3) distributed over the active cleaning surface (2a) thereof. Grinding elements (4)containing industrial diamonds and conventionally used for grinding stone and concrete floors are arranged in the said recesses. The grinding elements are fixed in such a way that in use they only come into light contact with the surface that is to be cleaned. The invention further relates to the use of a cleaning element in connection with wet cleaning conventionally performed with a cleaning machine. Alternatively the device may be used in such a way that dry polishing is first performed using the cleaning element, following which wet cleaning is carried out using a conventional cleaning element.

Abstract: A toothpaste formulation contains ultraviolet brighteners as a whitening ingredient. Such optical brighteners have a whitening or bleaching effect when in contact with ultraviolet radiation. The activation of the brighteners preferably occurs through the use of a toothbrush having a UV source which transmits light through the bristle field of the toothbrush. The toothbrush could be a manual toothbrush or a powered toothbrush.

Abstract: In a first aspect, an apparatus for cleaning a thin disk is provided. The apparatus includes (1) a plurality of support rollers adapted to support an edge of the thin disk as the thin disk rotates within a first plane; and (2) an edge-cleaning roller adapted to rotate within a second plane oriented at a first non-zero angle to the first plane, so as to contact an edge bevel of the thin disk while so rotating. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a textile strip curtain for car wash systems, comprising a support rod (3) which can be driven back and forth and on which adjacent strips (1) made of water absorbent material are suspended. In order to increase water absorption in the textile strip curtain without increasing costs, the strips (1) are made of a long pile plush textile fiber material, whereby said plush material has a pile length of more than 10 mm.

Abstract: A taping tool that includes a pole having a general U-shaped bracket at one end, a roller adapted to be connected to the general U-shaped bracket; and a general L-shaped bracket having a horizontal leg and a vertical leg. The horizontal leg includes openings for securing mechanisms to secure the general U-shaped bracket to the general L-shaped bracket, and the vertical leg includes openings for securing mechanisms to secure a blade to the general L-shaped bracket. The taping tool is used to finish taped seams by rolling the taped seam to evenly distribute the compound behind the tape and to set the tape in the seam, and using the blade to remove excess compound from the taped seam.

Abstract: This invention contemplates a toothbrush construction which features a novel and unique assembly of parts comprising (1) an elongate handle end and (2) a disposable bristle containing end, said handle end serving as a reservoir storage place for music generating components; said disposable bristle containing end and handle end being constructed and arranged for end to end engagement and securement, said hollow handle serving as a reservoir/storage place for music generating components and having on its outer surface a solar panel for collecting energy suitable for powering the music generating components within, all to assist in the promotion of a healthy tooth brushing ritual.

Abstract: A cleaning tool comprises a scrubber head having an upper arm, a lower arm, and a connecting member coupling the upper and lower arms. A scrubbing material is secured to an inner surface of the scrubber head.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of tooth cleaning. According to the present invention a tooth cleaning device is provided, adapted to be introduced into the mouth. The tooth cleaning device comprises engaging means allowing it to be displaced all around the mouth by means of the tongue, thus performing a cleaning process.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle for grasping during use and a head connected to an end of the handle. The head has a plurality of tufts of bristles extending from a front thereof, from positions on either side of a longitudinal centerline of the front. The tufts are angled inwardly toward the centerline and the end of each tuft is tapered inwardly to an edge such that the edges of the tufts together combine to form a single brush edge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of a brush, particularly in conjunction with cleaning and/or polishing tire rims. The brush may be adapted so as to work in tandem with a power tool, or in alternate embodiments the brush may include a handle, which enables a user to manually rotate the brush about a tire rim. The brush is provided with oversized dimensions in order to expedite the cleaning process of large tires, specifically tires used on trucks.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a method is provided for assembling a scrubber brush assembly. The method includes the steps of (1) inserting one or more inserts into an opening of a scrubber brush, wherein the opening of the scrubber brush is defined by an interior surface of the scrubber brush; (2) inserting a mandrel into the opening of the scrubber brush such that the one or more inserts are between an exterior surface of the mandrel and the interior surface of the scrubber brush; and (3) removing the one or more inserts to allow the exterior surface of the mandrel to contact the interior surface of the scrubber brush, thereby installing the scrubber brush onto the mandrel. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method for the production of bristles structures on an arbitrary kind of carrier using a mold tool is described having channels extending from channel walls for shaping bristles, wherein a mold mass for forming the bristles is introduced under pressure into the channels, preferentially using the injection molding technique. Towards this end, the carrier is disposed directly or indirectly onto the mold walls of the channels in such a fashion that the free cross-section of the channels is completely covered and the mold mass is subsequently introduced onto the carrier with a sufficient mold pressure (injection pressure) that the carrier is broken-through in the vicinity of the free cross-section of the channels thereby displacing the carrier material, with the carrier mass subsequently filling the channels.

Abstract: A cleansing device includes a cleansing cloth having a base and a cover fabric layers superposed together, and a number of fibers disposed and secured between the base and the cover fabric layers. A handle is attached to the cleansing cloth to carry and operate the cleansing cloth. Each of the fabric layers may include a number of strips to partially expose the fibers. An outer fabric layer may be attached to the cover fabric layer to form one or more pockets and to receive the handle. The handle includes a fork having two arms engageable into the pocket of the cleansing cloth, and a hand grip foldably secured to the fork.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a cleaning pad for single or multi-disk cleaning machines, comprising an outer textile pad and a fastening element for holding the cleaning pad on the cleaning machine, where the cleaning pad (10) consists of at least four layers, and where the textile pad serving as the working pad (12) is followed by at least one absorbent layer (13), by a regenerative core layer (14), and finally by a cover layer (16).

Abstract: A thermal ice scraper includes a body portion, a blade portion, and a heatable material in the body portion that can heat the edges of the blade portion. The body and blade portions may be permanently or removably attached, and a conductive element may be included to aid in transferring heat to the edges of the blade portion. When in use, the body portion is heated in a microwave oven, causing the heatable material to become hot. This heat is then transferred to the edges of the blade portion. The thermal ice scraper is held in a hand and used to scrape a smooth surface, such as an automobile windshield. The blade portion allows multi-directional usage of the scraper, and the heat along the edges of the blade portion facilitates the removal of frost, ice, or snow. The body portion comfortably accommodates the hand.

Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves space-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, as well as a spoiler, a special feature of which is that the spoiler as a separate constructional element is detachably connected to the wiper blade.

Abstract: A method of making a composite doctor blade is provided. The composite doctor blade includes multiple layers of composite material including a plurality of abrasive unidirectional fibers, in which a substantial proportion of the fibers are aligned in a direction substantially parallel to the long axis of the doctor blade. The unidirectional fibers are provided in a unidirectional fabric that includes, based on fabric weight, at least 60% by weight unidirectional fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor apparatus for a self-propelled floor cleaning appliance for detecting a down step, having a transmission unit and a reception unit for infrared radiation and having evaluation electronics for evaluating the intensity of the radiation received. To develop the sensor apparatus in such a manner that a down step or a steep downslope of the floor surface can be determined more reliably, while the sensor apparatus can be produced at low cost, according to the invention it is proposed that the sensor apparatus has the reception unit and a first and a second transmission unit, the second transmission unit being disposed at a distance from a connecting straight line running through the reception unit and the first transmission unit. The invention also proposes a floor cleaning appliance having a sensor apparatus of this type.

Abstract: The invention provides a suction-cleansing device that is capable of forming a swirling stream at a position close to skin and is excellent in both cleansing effect and massaging effect by adequately maintaining a state of a stream of water including minute air bubbles in the stream of water, and at the same time it provides a cleansing apparatus of simplified structure, which is excellent in both productivity and maintenance efficiency.

Abstract: A floor cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are carried on either the nozzle assembly or the canister assembly. In addition, the apparatus includes first and second agitators. The first agitator has a diameter D1 and the second agitator has a diameter D2. Diameter D1 is greater than diameter D2. Accordingly, the two agitators have different footprints and different cleaning characteristics.

Abstract: A chair glide for a chair leg having an inner leg surface and an outer leg surface. The glide includes an insertion portion and a support portion. The insertion portion has a plurality of first extensions and a plurality of second extensions. The first extensions have a width that is greater than a length. The second extensions have a length that is greater than a width. The support portion extends from an end of the insertion portion, having a width that is greater than a width of the inner leg surface.

Abstract: A furniture glide base having a substantially circular sliding surface that is of elastomeric material, preferably a thermoplastic urethane such as polyurethane. In one embodiment, the glide base has an annular rim portion extending obliquely upward from the periphery of the circular sliding surface to a first elevation, and a central post extending vertically upward from the center of the base, to a higher elevation. The post can have an upper end that forms a spherical surface to form part of a swivel joint. In another embodiment, the base has an annular rim portion of the same or different material, extending upward from the periphery of the circular sliding surface, for receiving a furniture leg.

Abstract: A door state controller comprises an elastic telescopic cylinder; a telescopic rod in the telescopic cylinder; a resisting sheet located on the telescopic rod in the telescopic cylinder; the resisting sheet having a control sheet and a via hole and the telescopic rod passing through the telescopic rod; an extension sheet with a stopper being at one end of the telescopic cylinder; a receiving space being between the stopper and the telescopic cylinder; the resisting sheet being installed in the receiving space; and a resilient spring being installed between the resisting sheet and the telescopic cylinder; thereby, the resisting sheet being confined in the resisting sheet by the stopper without sliding by mistake; and the resilient spring being capable of restoring the resisting sheet. By using the control sheet, stopper and resilient spring, the state of opening a door is determined or the door is set as an auto-close state.

Abstract: The distal end part of an arm 5 is turnably and removably connected to the distal end part of a base part 5 through a connection mechanism 7. An engagement recess 46 whose upper part opposing the arm 5 is open, is formed in a basal end part of the base part 2. The arm 5 is provided at its basal end part with an engagement pin 8 capable of fitting in the engagement recess 46 when the arm 5 is turned to an attachment position. A lock lever 6 for pressing the engagement pin 8 against the bottom part of the engagement recess 46 under the biasing force of a coiled spring 9, is turnably disposed at the distal end part of the base part 2 through a support pin 103. The lock lever 6 is provided at its distal end part with a pressing part 67 for pushing up the engagement pin 8 so as to escape from the engagement recess 46 when the lock lever 6 is turned clockwise against the biasing force of the coiled spring 9.

Abstract: A hidden hinge structure may be injection molded. The hidden hinge structure has a hinge pin attached to a first part and a hook member that is affixed to a second part. A portion of a frontward one of the first and second parts covers the hinge. The hidden hinge may be used to connect the lid and base of a utility enclosure or housing.

Abstract: A vehicle closure hinge includes a mount having a pivot axis flange, a pivot link, a pivot coupling the pivot link to the pivot axis flange and a spring formed by a laterally coiled strand extending from a first coil end to a second coil end in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of displacement about the pivot axis. The coil size, the strand size and the number of coils can be varied as desired to vary the spring biasing force exerted against the vehicle closure without varying other components of the hinge. The hinge parts may be designed with various configurations including simple pivoting links or a four bar linkage. A strand end of the coil spring extends along the direction of the coil to a position at a first coil end to maintain biasing force near the plane of displacement about the pivot axis.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a body drive member (1), a cover drive member (2), and a locating member (3). The body drive member has an outer screw thread (16) on an outer periphery thereof. The cover drive member has a central cavity (212, 224), and a projection (223) and an inner screw thread (216) formed in the cavity. The locating member has a projection (31) formed on an outer periphery thereof, and a central hole (33). The body drive member extends through the cavity and the hole, thereby integrating the hinge assembly into a complete unit, with the thread of the body drive member engaging with the thread of the cover drive member, and the projection of the cover drive member movably engaging with the projection of the locating member. The hinge assembly exerts reduced force on a foldable electronic device when the foldable electronic device is opened or closed.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for joining a cover to a main body of a foldable device includes a hollow housing (10), a spring (20), a shaft (30), and a positioning pin (40). The housing includes an open end, an opposite rear end (11). The spring is received in the housing. The shaft includes a cam portion (34) received in the housing, and a shaft portion (32) passing through the spring and extending out through the rear end. One end of the spring biases the cam portion, and an opposite end of the spring biases the rear end. The pin is transversely retained in the housing near the open end, and is rotatable relative to the shaft and movably engaged with a cam surface of the cam portion. When the rear end is urged in an axial direction by the spring, the cam surface causes the pin to rotate the housing.

Abstract: A position-adjustable base for furniture hinges comprises a base body superposed on a fastening plate. The base body in turn comprises means designed for fitting of a hinge wing and has a pair of opposite side flanges. Each flange has a slot for sliding fastening which is elongated in the adjusting direction of the base, and the fastening plate has a corresponding through hole appearing in the area under the slot to be passed through together with the latter by a screw for fastening of the base to the piece of furniture and to enable sliding of the base body on the fastening plate in said adjusting direction with the screw head bearing on side edges of the corresponding slot. The holes in the fastening plate are surrounded by a raised collar entering the slot and constituting a rest for the head of the corresponding screw when the screw is tightened. Thus a pre-established sliding-resisting force can be obtained, irrespective of the tightening force of the screws.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vibration dampening handle for power tools. It includes a branch handle attached to a main handle, but at least one resilient connection. The upper connection is through a resilient connection, and the lower connection is typically a solid connection.

Abstract: A necktie holder including a crossbar having opposed ends. A retainer is secured to the opposed ends of the crossbar so as to form an elongated loop together with the crossbar. The retainer is arched so that a portion of such is elevated above the crossbar. The retainer is provided with a cut along its length so as to divide the retainer into a pair of selectively separable parts. A flexible link is releasably connected to the opposed ends of the crossbar.

Abstract: A cord retainer (10, 100, 140, 160) for retaining cords such as electrical power leads (32) and pneumatic hoses in an elevated position above the ground or floor. The cord retainer (10, 100, 140, 160) has a flexible web (14, 146, 168) with holes (30, 148) dimensioned to receive a cord (32) and substantially retained it against longitudinal movement with respect to the web (14, 146, 168) to the extent that the cord (32) is substantially prevented from sliding longitudinally in the hole (30, 148) under the force of its own weight or during normal installation of the cord (32), in two spaced apart cord retainers (10, 100, 140, 160). A series of frames 170, 180 and 190 are also provided for attaching the cord retainer (10, 100, 140, 160) structures on building and construction sites.

Abstract: A connection of a hose clamp and a hose has a rubber-elastic ring that surrounds the hose detachably and with elastic pretension. The ring is positioned underneath a clamp strap of the hose clamp. The ring has radial hook-shaped first projections for locking the clamp strap of the hose clamp between the first projections by engaging across edges of the clamp strap. The first projections are formed on edges of the ring. The thickness of the ring in an area located axially between the first projections is 5% to 9% of the wall thickness of the hose.

Abstract: A karabiner comprises a generally C-shaped body, with its free ends curved towards each other and forming a gap therebetween, a gate for closing the gap, and a roller mounted in a recess at one end of the body to act as a runner for ropes and the like.

Abstract: In the first aspect, the invention provides a fastener which includes a fastening element and an actuating means attached to the fastening element. The fastening element has a flexible beam and an engagement means. The actuating means includes a material, such as shape memory alloy, which contracts when activated. When the material is contracted, the beam moves between an engagement position and a disengagement position. In a second aspect, the invention provides a fastener for use in a network of fasteners. The fastener has address means which serve to distinguish the fastener from the other fasteners in the network. The fastener may be the same as the fastener in the first aspect of the invention, or a different fastener. A network or system of such fasteners is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention consists in an anchoring device (a) for fastening laces which, in general terms, comprises a structure with a supporting base (4) and a pair of overlapping throats (14) (16) which can hold sections of a fastening lace (b); the bottom throat (14) forms a reel (12) able to hold a winding section of the lace (b) with retention ledges (21), and the bottom throat (16) forms another reel (12) with retention means (19) for the same lace (b); inside reel (12) there is an anchoring means (5) for one end of the lace (b), which applied to eyelets, has an exit (9) and an entry (11) on said supporting base (4). This anchoring device (a) replaces tying laces with knots, which are generally unsafe and difficult to tie, and which ties laces safely preventing them from loosening. It is very easy to manipulate, enabling the user to use only one hand.

Abstract: A single-layer monolithic sealed cremation urn constructed of either acrylic with mineral fillers or an acrylic/polyester blend. The urn is comprised of six pieces, including the top, bottom and four sides. These pieces are assembled with two-part epoxy or other adhesive to achieve an inseparable mechanical and chemical bond. The final piece is bonded in position after the cremation remains have been placed inside the urn. The completed assembly is a fully sealed urn having a solid-surface exterior. A notable feature is that the remains enclosed by the urn are inaccessible except by destroying the urn. Indicia (such as the name and life span of the deceased human or animal) may be etched in relief into the top or side surface(s) to become an integral part of the urn.

Abstract: Free fibers (10) are deposited on a rotary support turntable (30) by means of a hollow deposition cone (40) having an outer wall surrounding a chamber and pierced by multiple perforations. The fibers are delivered to the outer surface of the perforated wall of the cone (40) in a cone feed zone that is remote from the zone for deposition on the turntable (30), and they are then held by suction being established inside the chamber, leading to suction through the perforations in the cone, so as to be transported by rotation of the cone from the cone feed zone to the zone for deposition on the turntable, and the fibers cease to be held on the cone in the deposition zone by localized interruption of the suction through the perforations in the wall of the cone, at least in said zone, such that the transported fibers are deposited on the turntable which is rotated about its own axis simultaneously with the cone being rotated. The fibers deposited on the rotary turntable (30) may be compacted and needled.

Abstract: Device for joining yarns between two machines for treating yarns. The present invention relates to a device for joining yarns between two machines for treating yarns, such as thermofixing and winding or beaming machines or steaming and winding or beaming machines or between means of feeding a multitude of yarns and weaving or tufting machines, characterized in that it is primarily made up of a supporting frame (1), a means (2) for individually guiding the yarns coming from the downstream machine and inserting these yarns in the means (3) for joining by entangling, by fusion or otherwise, a means (4) of individually bringing in and temporarily holding the yarns coming from the upper machine (4), a device (5) for inserting these yarns in the means (3) for joining by entangling, by fusion or otherwise, sets (6 to 8) for locking the yarns in position before and during the joining by entangling, by fusion or otherwise, and a means of cutting the free ends of the yarns before said joining.

Abstract: This invention relates to machining of long profiles, that can be bent, held in place using two clamping arms (10) clamping the section to be machined. According to the invention, the profile (12) does not move during machining and the mobile arms are not used to move the profile in front of the tool; the arms move with the tool to the various locations to be machined. Auxiliary supports (25) are flexible in the plane of the profile and provide sufficient support while enabling the profile to deform as a result of stresses applied to it. Machining is more precise and remaining stresses are reduced.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing a tubular, resilient body for pillows, mattresses or the like, which method mainly consists in providing slits (13) in a foam layer (2); in cutting a strip (8) out of this foam layer (2); in bending two opposite ends (11-12) of the strip (8) towards each other; and in fixing both these far ends (11-12) in order to form the aimed tubular, resilient body (1), characterised in that the foam layer (2) is made of what is called a viscoelastic foam (3), and in that at least a part of the cells present in the foam (3) are broken open.

Abstract: A method of attaching a functional element (10, 210), in particular a fastener element to a sheet metal part (12, 212), optionally in liquid and/or gas-tight manner, is characterized in that the functional element (10, 210, 410) is pressed against the sheet metal part (12, 210, 410) supported by a die (14, 114, 214, 414) and sheet metal material (13) is pressed by means of at least one movably mounted shaped part (16, 116, 216, 416) of the die (14, 114, 214, 414) into an undercut (18, 218, 418) of the functional element (10, 210, 410). The disclosure also claims a die, a functional element, and a component assembly comprising the functional element and a sheet metal part.

Abstract: Methods and systems for large-scale airframe assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a plurality of discrete point positions at least one of on and adjacent to at least one of a first and a second component, and measuring at least one surface position on the at least one of the first and second components. The measured positions are compared with a desired position information (e.g., a computer aided design model). The comparison may include applying a fitting routine to the measured positions and the desired position information. Next, a transformation matrix for improving the comparison between the measured positions and the desired position information is computed. At least one of the first and second components is then moved according to the transformation matrix. During movement, the plurality of discrete point positions may be monitored and provided to the position control system by a feedback loop.

Abstract: A process comprising the steps of providing a precursor for an implantable medical device, at least a portion of the precursor made of a shape memory material, the shape memory material having a receptacle for receiving a marker therein, the shape memory material having an austenitic and a martensitic phase; enlarging the receptacle while the shape memory material is in the martensitic phase; inserting a marker in the receptacle while the shape memory material is in the martensitic phase; and thereafter transforming the precursor to the austenitic phase.

Abstract: A tubular joint in which radial expansion caused by the passage of an expander, inclined shoulder fittings formed respectively on a peripheral surface of the female element facing radially inwards and on a peripheral surface of the male element facing radially outwards, are subjected to a relative axial displacement towards each other to be urged into sealed mutual contact with radial interference. The tubular joint is, for example, useful in hydrocarbon wells.

Abstract: A mono-diameter wellbore casing. The mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by plastically deforming and radially expanding a first tubular member within a wellbore. A second tubular member is then plastically deformed and radially expanded in overlapping relation to the first tubular member. The second tubular member and the overlapping portion of the first tubular member are then radially expanded again.

Abstract: According to this invention, slots are made on the plane of any material; the depth of these slots is equal to half the thickness of the plane, plus the length of the radius of the stay bolt or stud to be entered, plus a tolerance margin; the slots have the required length and are made on two or more sides of the plane, in an alternate manner, so that the slot made on one side overlaps by a few millimeters the slot made on the opposite side, creating in such a way the space for the passage of a stay bolt and stud that serves as the anchorage for the various pieces that make up to object to be realized.

Abstract: A method of processing a wooden material by a molding die for three dimensional molding comprises cutting the wooden material to form a member to be compressed, providing the member with a curved surface corresponding to a surface of the molding die, and a convex portion or a concave portion which is projected or is recessed, respectively, with respect to the curved surface and on either surface of which a woodgrain is exposed, and compressing the member by the molding die.

Abstract: A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.

Abstract: The method for resolving the stator having a coil disposed in the slots provided around an inner circumferential face of a cylindrical iron core and having an opening portion includes a step of enlarging the opening portion of the slot, and a step of extracting the coil from the slot.